DCL Small End of Season Meet - Burchard Field Weston, 11/7/20

Meet Site: Burchard Field/College Pond, 269 Concord Road Weston Ma

*NOTE: the meet is NOT held at Weston High School* 

 

Teams competing will be Cambridge Rindge and Latin, Wayland and Weston

Time Schedule:

2:00 PM Boys  #1 runners from each school - Duffy

one minute later (2:01)  #2 runners from each school - Bonanno

one minute later (2:02)  #3 runners from each school - Li

one minute later (2:03)  #4 runners from each school - Caddoo

one minute later  (2:04) #5 runners from each school - Schilp

one minute later  (2:05)  #6 runners from each school - Goode

one minute later  (2:06)  #7 runners from each school - Z. Marto  

3:00 PM Girls  #1 runners from each school - Kim

one minute later (3:01)  #2 runners from each school - Grieco

one minute later (3:02)  #3 runners from each school - Javed

one minute later (3:03)  #4 runners from each school - Korzeniowski

one minute later  (3:04) #5 runners from each school - G. Marto

one minute later  (3:05)  #6 runners from each school - Calder 

one minute later  (3:06)  #7 runners from each school - Snyder  

Awards Ceremony: 4:15PM

Course Map (click for larger view): 

Staging Areas (click for larger view):

• The course is 5k in length and consists of two loops

The course covers about 1.2k of grass, 3k of dirt trails/dirt road (with a few sections where there also is some gravel on the dirt), and 800m of asphalt (mostly sidewalk and a bit of the driveway which gives access to the parking lot). If you're wearing spiked shoes they should be fitted with blanks or 1/8" pyramids. The course is fairly flat. The athletes will run about 200 m across the grass fields before hitting the trails, 2 times a 2.4k loop in the trails, then a 200m finish back across the field

Trails are quite wide, should be no issues with passing except for one 40 meter stretch (which is run twice, near the mile and then at about 4k).

Weather forecast: 

Partly cloudy, temperature in the mid to high 60s with light winds from the west. Bring clothes to wear at the meet besides your uniform.

Masks:

• Athletes must wear masks before, during and after the race per the Governor's recent update to mask use guidelines.

Other athlete considerations:

 

• When you arrive, there will be cones on the ground in our staging area. These cones will be spaced 6 feet apart. Athletes will place their bag next to a cone. 

• During the race you must wear the uniform assigned to you.
• You'll need to wear your assigned bib number on the front of your jersey. After your race, please keep this bib number in your gym bag. Don't leave the bib number attached to your jersey after the race as this can damage the jersey.
• There is no course tour but as visitors we can preview the course ahead of time. It's recommended that athletes arrive an hour before the start of their race to warm up thoroughly and see the course.

• The course will have a cone/sign at 400 meters, mile and 2 miles. 

 
 What to Bring:

• uniform with bib number attached
• everyday training shoes  

• racing shoes if you have them  
• warmup clothes
• water bottles - totaling at least 64 ounces of water
• snacks for post-race (chocolate milk will be provided using proceeds from the Wayland XC Festival)

• gym bag with contents listed in the practice guidelines

for parents/spectator guidelines:

• Remember, the meet is NOT being held at Weston High School.

• Spectators at the field can see the first 200 meters, a 300m section in the middle of the race, and the last 500m without having to leave the ball field area. 
• Please check the image above showing the various staging areas, which also shows visitor parking. 

And here are the DCL mandated spectator guidelines:

1.  Crowds are limited to 100 people, including opposing team fans, per Massachusetts guidance.

2.  All fans from both teams MUST have their school's DCL lanyard displayed. Lanyards were distributed to athletes earlier this week at practice. The Athletic Director has asked that lanyards be returned at the end of this meet.

3.  Check in will be required at each WHS site and some opposing school sites. (note: I'm not sure that this is the case for Burchard Park).

4.  Spectators must social distance and wear face coverings AT ALL TIMES.

5.  Unfortunately, student spectators are not permitted unless they are attending in place of an athlete's family member AND have the DCL lanyard.

6.  Spectators are reminded that they should not arrive to fields any sooner than 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and should leave the field upon completion of the contest. In the event there is a contest taking place on the field prior to the event being attended, spectators should wait until the field clears before heading to the field.(note: for parents driving their child to the meet, I take this to mean that you'll need to wait in your car until 10 minutes prior to the start, or drop off your child and return 10 minutes prior to the start. Not ideal I know. Athletes should be at the park an hour ahead of time to warmup).

7.  Bathrooms and locker rooms will not be available for use. Porta-johns may be available at some sites.